20 Questions Book Tag

Hello there! And Happy 2019! It's ridiculous, how fast 2018 went by...but that's beside the point. Mem has tagged me for this 20 Questions Book Tag, and I thought that it was high time I finally actually did it! So, here we go!

1.       how many books are too many books in a book series?

Well...I guess that would depend on the series. There are some, like the Redwall books, that I absolutely love but just go on...and on...and on....and on...and then start repeating. I guess that about 10 is the absolute maximum for a book series. Like Ranger's Apprentice. I like the first 10 books, the original series, but then all the spinoffy things (Brotherband and the prequel and sequel series-es) just aren't the same. 

2.       how do you feel about cliffhangers?

Hehe...well...

If I'm WRITING them, then I absolutely love them. If not, then I get mad. 

3.       hardback or paperback?

I guess it depends on the book! I usually prefer hard covers, but then those are much more expensive. If I have one book from a set in hard cover, then I want the rest to match, and vice versa with paperback. If it's an anthology or collection, then I definitely want hard covers. 

4.       favorite book?

Oh goodness no. I could never choose an ABSOLUTE favorite! But I suppose...maybe The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. That or A Tale of Two Cities. 

5.       least favorite book?

Dr. Potter's Medicine Show by Eric Scott Fischl. I had to read it my first year in college and it was absolutely awful. 

6.       love triangles, yes or no?

I can't stand them!! I get so mad at the stupid people who have to make resolving difficulties the most difficult thing possible and can't just sit down and calmly talk about anything!

7.       the most recent book you just couldn’t finish?

I am somewhat ashamed of this one, but Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. For one, school started and I literally have no time for pleasure reading during school, and for another, it just didn't "grab" my attention like Dickens' other works did. I remember it was very good! But it didn't enthrall me the way A Tale of Two Cities or Great Expectations did. 

8.       a book you’re currently reading?

I am STILL working through The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers (but you know school so that's taking ages), and I am reading the very first draft copy of one of my cousin's books to give her feedback! And now is time for a public apology for how very little I have been reading lately...

Oh, except for Shakespeare. I have been reading lots of Shakespeare. I just finished Titus Andronicus, which was somewhat brutal to read--the most shocking and distressing of all his plays I have read--but that's another story.

9.       last book you recommended to someone?

Ooooh…I think The Dragon's Tooth by N.D. Wilson. Since I work at the library, we get to set out employee reccomendations and that was my latest. 

10.   oldest book you’ve read? (publication date)

Hmm...I'm actually not sure. Maybe The Iliad  or one of those ancient Greek or Roman books. As far as publication date I have absolutely no idea. I'm guessing it's one of the old classics, maybe Beowulf. 

11.   newest book you’ve read? (publication date)

I don't read a lot of new books, but I think it would be N.D. Wilson's Outlaws of Time series. I haven't read the most recent one, but the one before that, The Song of Glory and the Ghost, was published in 2017. 

12.   favorite author?

*slams head on keyboard* 

I can't even answer that!!! But, for the sake of the post, I have to say either C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien. 

13.   buying books or borrowing books?

Well, borrowing books is nice cause you don't have to pay for them...but I like to write in my books (I know, I'm a horrible person), underline passages that I like or note stuff in the margins, so probably buying them is better. Then I can have them on hand to lend to other people too! 

14.   a book you dislike that everyone else seems to love?

I     I wasn't a fan of the Percy Jackson series...I tried...I read maybe the first 3 or 4, but just didn't like them at all. 

15.   bookmarks or dog-ears?

Oh, bookmarks all the way!

16.   a book you can always reread?

Hmmm...maybe The Hobbit? It just doesn't get old, if you know what I mean. There's so much goodness in there. 

Also, the book doesn't have THIS ATROCITY, so it's much better than watching the movies

17.   can you read while hearing music?

It depends on the music. If it's soundtrack or instrumental, then usually I'm fine with it. If it's vocal music, then I have a harder time. 

18.   one POV or multiple POVs?

Usually just one. Or if there are multiple, I like a very OBVIOUS and clear transition from POV to POV just so that I don't get confused. 

19.   do you read a book in one sitting or over multiple days?

That definitely depends on the book. If it's a really short one I'll read it all at once, but since I hardly have time for pleasure reading, in real life it takes more than a day. 

20.   who do you tag?

If your birthday is in January, I tag YOU! Go for it. (And that means you too, Josiah.) 


That was most fun, thanks for tagging me, Mem!!! I shall leave you all now and go back to...whatever it is I'm doing.